Yield Manager at Etched
Overview
We seek a Yield Manager to own manufacturing yield performance across Etched`s silicon production lifecycle. This role ensures manufacturing readiness monitors production health and leads yield improvement as new ASIC products move from engineering builds into high-volume manufacturing.
What You'll Do11
- 1Own daily monitoring of wafer CoWoS assembly and final test yield across NPI production ramp and high-volume manufacturing
- 2Define track and communicate silicon manufacturing KPIs including wafer yield package yield final test yield yield ramp velocity cycle-time impact excursion response time and corrective-action closure
- 3Identify yield excursions and emerging production risks coordinate containment material disposition recovery and executive escalation
- 4Analyze wafer maps parametric data sort and final test results assembly yield and manufacturing data to isolate yield-loss mechanisms
- 5Lead cross-functional yield reviews with foundry OSAT product engineering test engineering package engineering failure analysis and quality teams
- 6Prioritize yield issues based on output impact supply commitments schedule cost and business priorities driving corrective actions through verified closure
- 7Serve as primary operational interface with foundry CoWoS and test partners for yield performance excursion response and improvement planning
- 8Monitor wafer fabrication advanced packaging and test execution against production targets and partner commitments
- 9Support manufacturing readiness for new ASIC products process nodes and packaging technologies establishing yield tracking for engineering builds and production ramps
- 10Identify risks to production readiness schedule capacity cost and quality coordinating mitigation plans across internal and external teams
- 11Develop and maintain automated yield dashboards production reports and early-warning indicators enabling timely operational decisions
Requirements10
- 17+ years of experience in semiconductor yield engineering product engineering manufacturing engineering or silicon operations
- 2Deep understanding of semiconductor manufacturing from wafer fabrication through wafer sort advanced packaging and final test
- 3Hands-on experience managing yield performance with leading-edge foundry and OSAT partners
- 4Strong command of statistical yield analysis and manufacturing methods including SPC pareto analysis hypothesis testing DOE process capability and root-cause analysis
- 5Ability to translate detailed technical findings into clear priorities risk assessments recovery plans and operating decisions for technical and executive audiences
- 6Experience building automated manufacturing reports and dashboards proficiency with SQL and Python strongly preferred
- 7Track record of influencing cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners in a fast-paced schedule-driven production environment
- 8Strong technical documentation and operational discipline including excursion reports corrective-action tracking operating procedures and KPI definitions
- 9Bachelor`s degree in Electrical Engineering Materials Science Chemical Engineering Physics Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 10Ability to travel to foundry packaging and test partner sites as business requires
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